USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

For homebuyers seeking a zero-down-payment mortgage, a USDA home loan is worth consideration. Although USDA rural development loans are often thought to be limited to farms, these loans are available ...

A $1 million loan from United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development to the Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association, announced Monday by officials from both organizations, will ...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the housing finance industry navigates governmental changes and shifting market dynamics, Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable ...

USDA rural home loans (often called USDA Rural Development loans) remain fully available in 2025 for Maryland homebuyers. These mortgages offer 100% financing (no down payment) with competitive ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters outside the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Reductions in staff and office closures loom ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - pass-through to local utilities to benefit community businesses and emergency services. Iowa’s Rural Development Deputy State Director Henry Kummerer announced the grants ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.

The USDA Rural Development is a lifeline to economically depressed rural towns where Trump is popular but the Trump Administration has damaged the agency. It's been a turbulent couple of months at the ...